used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
(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 have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading Two Cases of Buck Fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading Two Cases of Buck Fever.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
countiesnounUS /ˈkaʊntiz/
plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
any strong feeling
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Two Cases of Buck Fever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
HumboldtnounUS /ˈhʌmboʊlt/
German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
imaginableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
capable of being imagined
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
easily agitated
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
not any; not one
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two Cases of Buck Fever.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
express in words
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
targetnounUS /ˈtɑːrɡət/
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
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 There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two Cases of Buck Fever.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
at the time that
From this reading I never saw but one place that I did not get the buck fever when deer hunting and that was in Trinity and Humboldt counties, California.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have heard many hunters say that they had never had a case of buck fever, and that they could shoot at a deer with as little emotion under all circumstances as they could at a target.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Now this is not the case with me, for the conditions under which I am working makes all the difference imaginable with my nervous system.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There I saw deer so thick and tame that it was no more exciting than it would be to go into a drove of sheep in a pasture and shoot sheep.
