used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
anew
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
buffalo-hump
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From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
CheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
dittynounUS /ˈdɪti/
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
eatin
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From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
I'd
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From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
it's
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From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
liefadverbUS /liːf/
in a willing manner
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
line-rider
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From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The line-rider finished his breakfast of buffalo-hump, coffee, and biscuits.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
PanhandlenounUS /ˈpænhændəl/
a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day, I'd as lief be eatin' prairie hay."
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
having come into contact
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
tunelesslyadverb
in a tuneless fashion
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
warbledverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəld/
past form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading Cheerfully and tunelessly he warbled a cowboy ditty as he packed his supplies and prepared to go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was breaking in the Panhandle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had eaten heartily, for it would be long after sunset before he touched food again.
