used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
barker's
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From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
carousals
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From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
ComanchenounUS /kəˈmæntʃi/
a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
CROOKEDNESSnounUS /ˈkrʊkədnəs/
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
dissolutionnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/
separation into component parts
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
increase twofold
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
dregsnounUS /dreɡz/
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
dryingverbUS /ˈdraɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
remove the dust from
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
débris
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From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
furnishingsnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋz/
plural of “furnishing” — (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
gapsnounUS /ɡæps/
plural of “gap” — a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
leakyadjectiveUS /ˈliːki/
permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
leanernounUS /ˈliːnər/
(horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
the act of departing
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
lethargynounUS /ˈleθərdʒi/
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
leveesnounUS /ˈleviz/
plural of “levee” — a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
nightlyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪtli/
happening every night
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
and nothing more
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
pannedverbUS /pænd/
inflected form of “pan” — make a sweeping movement
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
saloonsnounUS /səˈluːnz/
plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
spielverbUS /spiːl/
replay (as a melody)
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
tented
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From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Comanche was in the lethargy of dissolution; its tents were in the shadow of the approaching end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of the shows had gone, leaving great gaps in the tented streets where they had stood, their débris behind them, and many of the saloons were packing their furnishings to follow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
thronging
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOUBLE CROOKEDNESS Comanche was drying up like a leaky pail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
in or at the place that
From this reading The ginger was gone out of the barker's spiel; the forced gaiety was dying out of the loud levees where the abandoned of the earth held their nightly carousals.
which person or people
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There remained only the dregs of the thronging thousands who had chopped its streets to dust beneath their heels; and they were worked out, panned down to scant profit, and growing leaner picking every day.
