used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
any thing at all
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
CLAUDE
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From this reading WHAT CLAUDE KNEW.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the act of giving
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the act of departing
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
inferverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːr/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
and nothing more
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WHAT CLAUDE KNEW.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
engage in
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
shantynounUS /ˈʃænti/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
in the near future
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
carry out
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle has not said so, but I infer he is going to make a cowboy out of me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CLAUDE KNEW.
at the time that
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading If there is anything I do despise it is a horse; and I know this wild Indian will take great delight in giving me the wildest one there is on the range to ride.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I know just what I will have to do when I arrive at the shanty they call home.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am going to get away from here as soon as I can,” repeated Claude, giving his cousin a good looking over as he rode a little in advance of him.
