used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
barb-wire
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From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
coulée
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From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading It was government land, and to hell with the cow outfits!
Crossin
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From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
enclose with a fence
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
four-strand
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From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
goin
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From this reading And he was goin’ to stay there, he said.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading It was government land, and to hell with the cow outfits!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
HartleynounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
Hash-Knife
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From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he was goin’ to stay there, he said.
He'd
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From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading It was government land, and to hell with the cow outfits!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
ten 10s
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was government land, and to hell with the cow outfits!
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
in like or similar manner
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
outfitsnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪts/
plural of “outfit” — any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading It was government land, and to hell with the cow outfits!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And he was goin’ to stay there, he said.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
squatter's
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From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And he was goin’ to stay there, he said.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He’d built him a cabin, and had likewise strung a four-strand barb-wire fence across the coulée that led down to the flat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And he was goin’ to stay there, he said.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He had a squatter’s right, and if he wanted to live there and fence his place he’d do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “This here, Hash-Knife explained to me, was the way things stood: Hartley was located on the Crossin’ with a bunch of sheep--about twenty-five hundred head.
