Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

later than; following

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

possessing life

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

(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 When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

side by side

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

an advocate of anarchism

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

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From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

have or possess in combination

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

alight from (a horse)

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the act of consuming food

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

more quickly

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

start firing a weapon

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

force with the thumb

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

a bad-tempered person

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

someone who hunts game

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

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From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

Belgian composer (1532-1594)

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

something that is lost

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

and nothing more

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

above and across; more than

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

the local environment

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

select carefully from a group

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

any loose flowing garment

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

uttered with a trill

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

Identical; not different.

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

cause fear in

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

one who sets written material into type

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

plural of “shoot” — a new branch

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

third-person singular of “tame” — correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading The African buffalo certainly has a grouch, as though he had indigestion from eating cactus thorns, and when he sees a man his eyes blaze with fire and he gets as crazy as an anarchist and seems to combine in his make-up the habits of the hyena, the tiger, the man-eating shark and the Texas rattlesnake.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

up to a particular time

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

at the time that

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

in or at the place that

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Boy’s Experience With an African Buffalo—The Boy’s Pa Shoots Roman Candles to Scare the Buffaloes—The Boy’s Pa Tames the Wild Animals.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The American buffalo would always run away and the hunter could kill him if he had cartridges enough, and never be in any more danger than a farmer milking a cow.

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading When Pa told us that he had located a place where we could get all the wild African buffalo that we wanted, I thought of the pictures I had seen of the killing of buffaloes in America, where all the buffalo hunter had to do was to ride a horse after a herd of the animals, that couldn’t run faster than a yoke of oxen, pick out a big bull and ride alongside of him and fire bullets into his vital parts at about ten feet range, until his liver was filled full of holes and he had the nose bleed, and when he fell down from loss of blood, dismount and skin him for a lap robe.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I thought we would have about the same kind of experience with African buffalo, only we intended to lasso them and bring them to camp alive for the show business, but instead of the African buffalo running away from you, he runs at you on sight and tries to gouge out your inside works with his horns, and paws you with his hoofs, and when he gets you down he kneels down on you and runs horns all through your system and rolls over on your body like a setter dog rolling on an old dead fish.