used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
eh
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From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
I'd
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From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
the force of workers available
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
MESAnounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
the light of the Moon
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
in motion
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
a full supply
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
SkullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
with low volume
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
TexannounUS /ˈteksən/
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLE ON THE MESA "Oh, the cowboy sings so mournful on the Rio!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
Wheah
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From this reading To the dark night herd, so mournful and so sad, And I'd like to be in the moonlight on the Rio, Wheah good men are good, and bad men are bad!"
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Texan, brightly outlined on his beautiful horse in the moonlight, looked like a ghost on a moving white shadow.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Kid Wolf sang the tune softly to the whispering wind, as the trio climbed under a New Mexican moon to the top of a vast mesa.
yuh'll
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From this reading "Guess yuh'll find some plenty bad ones here in Skull County, eh, Kid?" laughed Red grimly.
