used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
brandingnounUS /ˈbrændɪŋ/
the act of stigmatizing
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
lacking funds
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
ChipnounUS /tʃɪp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
coulee
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From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
coyotenounUS /kaɪˈoʊti/
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
DarnverbUS /dɑːrn/
repair by sewing
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
Denver'snounUS /ˈdenvərz/
possessive form of “denver” — the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
hammeringnounUS /ˈhæmərɪŋ/
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
he'd
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From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
I'll
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From this reading “Sure, I'll go.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
and nothing more
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
put a saddle on
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure, I'll go.
surplusnounUS /ˈsɜːrpləs/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading I just seen him takin' down the coulee trail like a scared coyote.”
uh
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From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
ventnounUS /vent/
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Darn that old villain, he'd jump a fence forty feet high if he took a notion that way.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Bay Denver's broke out uh the little pasture,” announced the Old Man, putting his head in at the door of the blacksmith shop where Chip was hammering gayly upon a bent branding iron, for want of a better way to kill time and give vent to his surplus energy.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
you'd
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From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
yuh
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From this reading “I wish you'd saddle up an' go after him, Chip, if yuh can.
