aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
(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 "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
athinkin
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From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
climbin
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From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
travel across or pass over
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading OVER THE EDGE.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
the act of departing
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
it's
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From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
Job'snounUS /dʒɑːbz/
possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
make reference to
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
meself
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From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE EDGE.
go across or through
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
carry out
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE EDGE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading One more town to pass through, and then we strike out for the ranch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
we've
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From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'Tis meself that calls this pretty tough mountain climbin', and me athinkin' all the while the road to Uncle Job's cattle ranch would take us along the bully open plain all the way!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After we cross this divide it's going to be the kind of travel you mention, all on the level.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold your horses, Jimmy; we've got to about the end of this hill climbing.
