Chapter X

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

any specific behavior

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

react verbally

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

a native or inhabitant of Asia

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

lacking funds

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

take in solid food

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

inspired with confidence

From this reading Thus encouraged the youth made an end of the silence.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

enclose with a fence

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

similar in quality or character

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

young sheep

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Thus encouraged the youth made an end of the silence.

white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

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

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

a form of address for a man

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

unusual or striking

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Thus encouraged the youth made an end of the silence.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

express in speech

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus encouraged the youth made an end of the silence.

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

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

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Then Mr. Graham turned to Harry and nodded for him to speak.

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading _Origin of the Sheep--The Asiatic Argali--Rocky Mountain Big-Horns--Their Remarkable Intelligence and other Peculiarities--A Hunter's Experience Among Them--Sentinels Guarding the Flocks--Differences between Wild and Domestic Sheep--Gentleness of the Lamb--The Lamb and the Children in the Well--The Sheep that Broke Through the Fence--Varieties of Sheep--The Long Wool and the Short Wool--The Merino--His Origin and Present Extent--Sheep in Australia--An Old Question and its Answer--Astrachan Sheep--Intelligence and Activity of the Goat--Some of his Performances--His Powers of Climbing--Goats said to eat Tomato-Cans and Old Boots--What Buffon says of the Goat--the End._

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well,” remarked Mr. Graham as they sat down for their next discussion of the animal kingdom, “what have you learned about the sheep and his kindred?”

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Thus encouraged the youth made an end of the silence.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The youths waited a half minute or more, each desiring the other to begin.