15,000
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
(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 Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
BluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
ChalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
densnounUS /denz/
plural of “den” — the habitation of wild animals
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
Eatumup
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
Jake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
rattle-snakes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
RepublicannounUS /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
SNAKEnounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading TRUE SNAKE STORIES.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TRUE SNAKE STORIES.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said they had their dens in the Chalk Bluffs along the Republican and Solomon rivers; said these bluffs were full of them.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUE SNAKE STORIES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we all got to telling true snake stories.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
at the time that
From this reading Eatumup Jake said down on the Republican River in western Kansas the rattle-snakes were awful thick when the country was first settled.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was nothing for the first settlers in that country to get together of a Sunday afternoon in the fall of the year and kill 15,000 rattle-snakes at one bluff as they lay on the shelves of rock that projected out from its face.
