used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
Cap'snounUS /kæps/
possessive form of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "Lord, the Cap's on the prod!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
cook-tent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading What in the devil's he got in his gizzard now?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
foremannounUS /ˈfɔːrmən/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
gizzardnounUS /ˈɡɪzərd/
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
From this reading What in the devil's he got in his gizzard now?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What in the devil's he got in his gizzard now?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
hittingnounUS /ˈhɪtɪŋ/
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
and nothing more
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord, the Cap's on the prod!
the force of workers available
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
mutterverbUS /ˈmʌtər/
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What in the devil's he got in his gizzard now?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lord, the Cap's on the prod!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
prodverbUS /prɑːd/
to push against gently
From this reading "Lord, the Cap's on the prod!
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
put a saddle on
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
season'snounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
stake-ropes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain Bill Henry, foreman of the Bar O outfit, and head by choice of the season's round up, had just ridden into camp.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in the devil's he got in his gizzard now?"
at the time that
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Then he picked up his saddle, bridle, and blanket and carried them up to the cook-tent, where he threw them down, hitting one of the stake-ropes with such violence as to cause the whole tent to quiver, and one of the boys inside to mutter under his breath:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the men were in the cook-tent when he turned his dripping bay horse in with the others.
