Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

anew

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

possessing life

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

(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 But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

Having no one else present.

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

in a state of sleep

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

a youthful male person

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

throw carelessly

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

the dead body of a human being

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

demanding attention

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

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From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

plural of “dog” — 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 When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

an association of criminals

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

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From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

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

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

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

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

set down according to a plan

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

information about recent and important events

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

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

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

and nothing more

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

above and across; more than

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

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

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

money demanded for the return of a captured person

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

release, as from one's grip

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

precisely, exactly

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

put a saddle on

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

cut with a saw

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

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

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But the cowboys said they would bring his remains back all right.

a special situation

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

create by training and teaching

From this reading Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band of Cowboys Go in Search of a Live Dinosaurus--The Expedition is Captured by a Gang of Train Robbers and Pa is Held for Ransom.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

at the time that

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When they rode away to capture the steer and release pa, I stopped crying and laid down under the chuck wagon with the dogs, to think over what I would do, alone in the world, and I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew the dogs barked and woke me up, and I looked off to the south and the cowboys were coming back with pa's remains on a buckboard.

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

From this reading When I saw Pa clinging to the saddle, which had got loose from the horse that he was riding when he lassoed the black steer around the belly, and the steer was running away, dragging Pa and the saddle across the plains, I thought I never would see him alive again.

an affirmative

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I went up to the wagon to see if Pa looked natural, and he raised up, like a corpse coming to, and said: “Hennery, did you notice how I roped the black steer?” and I said: “Yes, pa, I saw the whole business, and saw you start south, chasing the steer, armed only with a saddle, and what is the news from Texas?”