used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CATCHING A MAVERICK.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
(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 One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
brandingnounUS /ˈbrændɪŋ/
the act of stigmatizing
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
CATCHINGnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading CATCHING A MAVERICK.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
Dillbery
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
durned
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
Eatumup
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
at any time
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
start firing a weapon
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
usually; as a rule
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the act of departing
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
he'd
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
IkenounUS /aɪk/
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
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 I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
Jake
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
MAVERICKnounUS /ˈmævərɪk/
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
From this reading CATCHING A MAVERICK.
mavericksnounUS /ˈmævərɪks/
plural of “maverick” — someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
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 But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
express in words
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
create by training and teaching
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
wasn't
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From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Eatumup Jake said he'd always been too honest to go out on the range and hunt mavericks; Dillbery Ike said he was too, but he wasn't so durned honest as to let a maverick chase him out of his own corral, and they asked me what I thought about branding mavericks.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading I told them that I thought it was a bad practice to hunt mavericks all the time, but whenever a maverick came around hunting me up, I generally built a fire and put a branding iron in to heat.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One day while waiting for a gravel train going west, we all got to talking about catching mavericks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I told them I would always remember one maverick I had an adventure with, and after they had all promised me not to ever tell the story to any one, I told them the following:
