used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
Buffler
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From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
d'ye
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From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
DellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
a young female
From this reading THE INDIAN GIRL.
gittin
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
he'll
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From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
hev
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE INDIAN GIRL.
kain't
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From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
leastwaysadverb
if nothing else (“leastwise” is informal and “leastways” is colloquial)
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
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 “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
paper-tork
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
pizen
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From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
reachin
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
ter
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIAN GIRL.
ther
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From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we kain’t be so pizen fur from ther camp now.”
we're
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From this reading “I haven’t any idea, Nick, but he’ll think we’re a long time getting to Sun Dance.”
we've
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From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Whatever d’ye think Wild Bill wants us fur, Buffler?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That paper-tork o’ his had a hard time reachin’ us, an’ we’ve had er hard time gittin’ through ter Sun Dance--leastways, you an’ Dell hev had.
