used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
(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 A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
FEEnounUS /fiː/
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
Felipe
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From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
the act of departing
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
take the midday meal
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
the middle of the day
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
pueblonounUS /pˈwebloʊ/
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
not used up
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
hurting
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
SQUAWnoun
derogatory terms for an American Indian woman
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At noon he ate his lunch of bread and dried flesh down by the river instead of going back to the pueblo.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
hard to endure
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His heart was too sore; he wanted to be alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At intervals during the day he came to the edge of the bank in order to see that the mare and the remaining mule were all right, and not trying to get up the bank into the crops.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading A SQUAW FOR A FEE All day Felipe remained in the wheat patch.
which person or people
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He might have gone off to talk, for a change to other Indians, who were working in their fields, but he did not care to.
