used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
(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 I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
a youthful male person
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
cow-driving
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From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
set up or found
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
a young female
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
I'll
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From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
held dear
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
put a saddle on
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
make square
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He handed me a letter that gave me to understand That the girl I loved in Texas had married another man.
Vagusnoun
a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
From this reading I rode in the town of Vagus, all in the public square; The mail coach had arrived, the post boy met me there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I turned myself all around, not knowing what to do.
the words that are spoken
From this reading So I read a little farther and found those words were true.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I'll sell my horse, saddle, and bridle, cow-driving I'll resign, I'll search this world from town to town for the girl I left behind.
