used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
subject to appointment
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
have
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
bumnounUS /bʌm/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
EncounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
GrizzlynounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
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 The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
managersnounUS /ˈmænədʒərz/
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
not any; not one
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
PanounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
politiciannounUS /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃən/
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
ReservationnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
RingernounUS /ˈrɪŋər/
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
cut with a saw
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
sawdustnounUS /ˈsɔːdʌst/
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
searchingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
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From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No country politician that never had been out of his own county, appointed minister to England, could put on more style than Pa does.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The first day after the show left us at St. Louis we felt pretty bum, 'cause we missed the smell of the canvas, and the sawdust, and the animals, and the indescribable odor that goes with a circus.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He acts like he was a duke, searching for a rich wife.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Pa Go West--Pa Plans to Be a Dead Ringer for Buffalo Bill--They Visit an Indian Reservation and Pa Has an Encounter with a Grizzly Bear.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Well, I never saw such a change in a man as there has been in pa, since the circus managers gave him a commission to go out west and hire an entire outfit for a wild west show, regardless of cost, to be a part of our show next year.
