used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Awful country to get at.
AwfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Awful country to get at.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
Ballarat
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From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
cayusenoun
a small native range horse
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Awful country to get at.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Awful country to get at.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
hiko
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From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
ten 10s
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
jerkingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/
an abrupt spasmodic movement
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
Joe
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From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
Johnnie
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From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
matchedadjectiveUS /mætʃt/
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
Panamint
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From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
pantomimenounUS /ˈpæntəmaɪm/
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
Ryan
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From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
Shorty
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From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
express in words
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s Indian Johnnie,” Joe said: “Hundred and fifty miles to his place, other side of the Panamint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An Indian rode up to the bench, leaped from his cayuse and tried to tell Joe Ryan something about a “hiko.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Shorty Harris is in a bad way at Ballarat.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Joe matched his pantomime and broken English, finally jerking a thumb over his shoulder and the Indian went into the store.
