used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
Allen'snounUS /ˈælənz/
possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
any person at all
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
Chuckwagon
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From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
cowboysnounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
cowpunchernoun
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
dawnce
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From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
didn't
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From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
at any time
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
a young female
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
high-soundingadjective
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE SCHOOLMARM'S SADDLE HORSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
Injuns
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From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
Naborigines
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From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
sabe
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From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
put a saddle on
From this reading THE SCHOOLMARM'S SADDLE HORSE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
school-marm
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From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
SCHOOLMARM'S
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From this reading THE SCHOOLMARM'S SADDLE HORSE.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
shindignounUS /ˈʃɪndɪɡ/
a large and noisy party of people
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
sidetracknounUS /ˈsaɪdtræk/
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHOOLMARM'S SADDLE HORSE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said he reckoned she was as high educated as anybody ever got.
watergap
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From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
wateryawn
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From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
in or at the place that
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about the new school-marm in their neighborhood.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, he said, she called a watergap a wateryawn; a shindig, a dawnce; Injuns, Naborigines; cowboys, cow servants, and Bill Allen's hired girl, where she boards, a domestic.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He said she didn't sabe cowpuncher talk much, but she used some mighty high-sounding words.
