(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
ATTACKEDverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
for the reason that
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
cautionedverbUS /ˈkɑːʃənd/
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett.
COMANCHESnounUS /kəˈmæntʃiz/
plural of “comanche” — a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
CrockettnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett.
Dolph
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From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
being one more than seven
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
the force of workers available
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
mustangsnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋz/
plural of “mustang” — small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
twoscoreadjective
being ten more than thirty
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The two lads made up eight in all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were at least twoscore of the savages dashing down upon the grove upon the backs of their hardy mustangs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
we've
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From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Don’t waste any of it, boys; because we’ve got our work cut out for us.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett.
