used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
cinching
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From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
foremannounUS /ˈfɔːrmən/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
Highbank
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
I'd
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From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
MacnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
engage in
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
on the contrary
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
RidleynounUS /ˈrɪdli/
a marine turtle
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
put a saddle on
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "This is th' one time I'd rather have cash," replied the foreman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
male cat
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
turnovernounUS /ˈtɜːrnoʊvər/
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading As they finished cinching up, Big Tom strolled into the corral and smilingly watched them.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
in or at the place that
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With cash, in th' next week, I can make a quick turnover."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ON THE TRAIL After breakfast the following morning Ridley and his companion saddled their horses to ride back to Highbank, where they would wait for the trail boss.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you want Mac to bring you a check, as usual?" queried Ridley, swinging into the saddle.
