used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
blusteryadjectiveUS /ˈblʌstəri/
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
Californy
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From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
campsnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
doin's
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From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
givin
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From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
RAILSnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Paddy Miles put the query to Terry, in the U. P. construction camp on the border of the Salt Lake near Blue Creek.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather of the past few days had turned raw, blustery and rainy.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were out of sight of each other.
windyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading Both the U. P. and the C. P. camps had been moved from the high windy plateau down to lower ground.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS “HAVE ye seen the grand tie that them Californy people are givin’ toward the big doin’s tomorrow?”
