used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
circlingverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
Del
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
at any time
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
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 THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
the act of retaining something
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
I'll
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
Jim
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
LONEadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
most important element
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
the force of workers available
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
mesquitenounUS /ˈmeskiːt/
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
Nabours
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
orto
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading This was the result.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
rodeonounUS /ˈroʊdioʊ/
an exhibition of cowboy skills
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
segundo
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
she's
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
sorriest
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
not in physical motion
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
timberedadjective
furnished with or made of wood or timbers
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
we'd
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
