used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
on or to one side
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
Beaucoup
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From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
bunkhouse
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From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
bunkhouses
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From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
cranksnounUS /kræŋks/
plural of “crank” — a bad-tempered person
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
ferocitynounUS /fərˈɑːsəti/
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
lion-like
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From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
hear with intention
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
loggersnounUS /ˈlɑːɡərz/
plural of “logger” — a person who fells trees
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
moderatesnounUS /ˈmɑːdərəts/
plural of “moderate” — a person who takes a position in the political center
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
pleasnounUS /pliːz/
plural of “plea” — a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
the act of punishing
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
without speaking
From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The bunkhouse cranks had grown savage in the He Man country, and they now threw aside all restraint.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
timiditynounUS /təˈmɪdəti/
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading The buffalo boys, their timidity vanished now, stood up and gave vigorous battle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They closed in silently and attacked with lion-like ferocity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mark Beaucoup and his followers would not listen to the pleas of the moderates that the punishment of the buffalo boys be left until the drive was finished.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading They yelled their rage until all the loggers got excited; and in a short time the bunkhouses were empty, and the loggers were marching on the buffalo boys’ camp.
