Chapter XX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

(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 THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

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From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

to strive with determination

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

the act of burning something

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

get or gather together

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

to hook or entangle

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

and nothing more

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

held up in the air

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

possessive form of “marshal” — a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

by chance

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

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From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

not any; not one

From this reading "No, seh!"

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

go across or through

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

a temporary police force

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Were you seen?"

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From this reading "No, seh!"

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From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

being ten more than fifty

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

having a supporting base

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

successive (without a break)

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading "There's a strong posse," says Buck, "coming out from the Mule Pass--maybe sixty riders, and they're shorely burning the trail straight for this ranche."

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Were you seen?"

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

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From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading THE MARSHAL'S POSSE McCalmont backed his team to the buckboard, lifted the waggon tongue to the ring of the yoke bar, and jumped to hitch on the traces, just as Buck reined all standing to report.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Were you seen?"

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From this reading "Bowlaigs, Johnny, Steve, yo're mounted, so you'll collect the herd, drive north, and keep wide of the trail!