used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
consider or hold as true
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
ain't
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From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
(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 "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
ApachenounUS /əˈpætʃi/
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
clothing in general
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
cobnounUS /kɑːb/
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
the act of departing
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
Ethel
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From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
every person
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
a social unit living together
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
Huh
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From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
immaculateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmækjuːlɪt/
completely neat and clean
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
mustangnounUS /ˈmʌstæŋ/
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
not any; not one
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
porte-cochère
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From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
swaggered
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From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Huh!" said Billy, "Master Bobby ain't such a baby as everybody thinks; he can manage him all right."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
look attentively
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The maids were all on the back porch and the family at the _porte-cochère_ to watch the departure.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Billy saddled the horses--Apache, and Blue Gypsy for Miss Ethel, and a cob for Peter--and led them out, while Peter in his most immaculate riding clothes swaggered after.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Word came out from the house that afternoon that Bobby was to try the new mustang.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bobby would accept no assistance, but mounted from the ground with a fine air of pride.
