Chapter XVII

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

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

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

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

at or in or to any place

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

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From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

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From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

a name given to a product or service

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

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From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

a person who fells trees

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

set up or found

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

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From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

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From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

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

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

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From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

immediately past

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

plural of “ranch” — farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

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From this reading “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

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From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

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

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

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

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Too bad you can’t remember this here Bob’s last name, or his brand.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?”

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Now, come to think, there was a feller named ‘Dimples’ Knapp used to be found in Desert City, but not in Hardin.

at the time that

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

in or at the place that

From this reading There’s more ‘Bobs’ running ranches out here than there is bobwhites down there East where you live.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading “You got this old timer running round in circles, Miss Tavia, when you ask about a feller named Garford Knapp anywhere in this latitude, and working for a feller named Bob.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?”