Chapter 14 of Overland Red is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Overland Red is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop. "Not burn them?" "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects. "Cause why? Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
Chapter 14 of Overland Red is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"Not burn them?"”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “"Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.”
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.”
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading “Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “"Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.”
plural of “locator” — a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
From this reading “Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “"Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “"Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.”
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From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "Not burn them?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Cause why?
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
a young female
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
the act of departing
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
plural of “locator” — a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not burn them?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Not burn them?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, Billy, if this claim ain't filed on,--and I reckon it ain't,--why, we files on her as the original locators.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Cause why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep; every strap and tie-string," replied Overland, gathering together the dead prospector's few effects.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "CALL IT THE 'ROSE GIRL'" "What are you going to do with those things?" asked Winthrop.
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