used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
(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 There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
your parents
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
HolsteinnounUS /ˈhoʊlstiːn/
a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
and nothing more
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
coated with paint
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
stock-farm
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From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Everything inside the barns was white, too.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a bull there that we heard had cost more than fifty thousand dollars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
in or at the place that
From this reading Just on the edge of town was a big stock-farm where a company raised Holstein cattle.
a Caucasian
From this reading There were half a dozen big barns—bigger than any barns in our county, all painted white.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The way those folks kept their cattle you would have thought they were made out of diamonds instead of beef just like any other cow.
