used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
b'ilin
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From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
Benson
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From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
BENSON'S
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From this reading TIM BENSON’S ESCAPE.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
BlossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading TIM BENSON’S ESCAPE.
divisible by two
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
fooledverbUS /fuːld/
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
It's
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From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
Joe
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From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
JunipernounUS /ˈdʒuːnəpər/
desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
kitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
take in marriage
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
ShepardnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
TIM
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From this reading TIM BENSON’S ESCAPE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s even a better trick than Juniper Joe played when he pretended to marry Benson and fooled the whole kit and b’ilin’ of us,” the sheriff declared.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But Buffalo Bill was not satisfied; Tim Benson had got away, and he wanted Benson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
at the time that
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole of the population of Blossom Range were equally amazed.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There was no more astonished man in the town than Matt Shepard when he learned what had happened, and that the Fool of Folly Mountain was none other than the famous Wild Bill.
