used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
for the reason that
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
BradynounUS /ˈbreɪdi/
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
divisible by two
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
feudnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
past form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
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 He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
MojavenounUS /moʊˈhɑːvi/
a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
obsessionnounUS /əbˈseʃən/
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
coated with paint
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
reducingnounUS /rəˈduːsɪŋ/
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
RunnernounUS /ˈrʌnər/
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
scouredadjectiveUS /ˈskaʊərd/
worn away as by water or ice or wind
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
shavingsnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋz/
plural of “shaving” — the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
be seated
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
arousing affect
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
TUTTLE
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From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
unreadableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːdəbəl/
not easily deciphered
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The town was invisible from a distance, because even the painted signs on the business houses had been sand blasted until they were unreadable.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Buck was the sheriff of Mojave Wells, and Mojave Wells was a heat and sand scoured, false fronted town in Road Runner Valley.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
WellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
whittlingverbUS /ˈwɪtlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whittle” — cut small bits or pare shavings from
From this reading W. C. TUTTLE tells of a whittling sheriff and the feud of Mojave Wells Buck Brady was always whittling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thin shavings were an obsession with Buck.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would sit for hours, tilted back in a broken chair against the shady side of his little office, knees almost touching his chin, his long, thin face serious over the task of reducing a piece of soft pine to thin shavings.
