used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
ain't
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From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My wife'll be plumb tickled to have yuh.
Briggs
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From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
CARIBOO
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From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
introducingverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
Jim
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From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
MEADOWSnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
more'n
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From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife'll be plumb tickled to have yuh.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
plumbverbUS /plʌm/
measure the depth of something
From this reading My wife'll be plumb tickled to have yuh.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
slow-speaking
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From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
SodanounUS /ˈsoʊdə/
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
sunburnedadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnbɜːrnd/
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
that'll
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From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARIBOO MEADOWS A tall man, sunburned, slow-speaking, met Hazel at Soda Creek, the end of her stage journey, introducing himself as Jim Briggs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
tickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading My wife'll be plumb tickled to have yuh.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
to-night
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From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "Pretty tiresome trip, ain't it?" he observed.
uh
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From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
a Caucasian
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
wife'll
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From this reading My wife'll be plumb tickled to have yuh.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They ain't much more'n half a dozen white women in ten miles uh the Meadows.
yanknounUS /jæŋk/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
yuh
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From this reading "You'll have a chance to rest decent to-night, and I got a team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Meadows in four hours 'n' a half.
