used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've learned that much about her.
ain't
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From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
(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 “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
BatesverbUS /beɪts/
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
Cal
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From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
determinedlyadverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmənədli/
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
handkerchiefsnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃəfs/
plural of “handkerchief” — a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
I'll
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From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
I've
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From this reading I've learned that much about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
and nothing more
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I've learned that much about her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
miscellaneousadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I've learned that much about her.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
round-up
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From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'll just call her bluff,” he said, determinedly.
express in words
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
socksnounUS /sɑːks/
plural of “sock” — hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
sortingnounUS /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
stuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/
filled with something
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've learned that much about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Jack Bates hurriedly stuffed a miscellaneous collection of socks and handkerchiefs into his war bag and made for the wash basin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
a Caucasian
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The Little Doctor wants us all to come up t' the White House this evening and have some music,” announced Cal, bursting into the bunk house where the boys were sorting and packing their belongings ready to start with the round-up wagon in the morning.
wouldn't
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From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It ain't any bluff; she wants us t' come, er you bet she wouldn't say so.
