used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
ain't
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From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
(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 “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
cowboynounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
don't
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From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
givin
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From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
HicksnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
it'll
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From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
JibverbUS /dʒɪb/
refuse to comply
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
by chance
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
puncher's
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From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
ScrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
sweatingnounUS /ˈswetɪŋ/
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
tangnounUS /tæŋ/
a tart spicy quality
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
a shaky motion
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no light in the sky as far as the girls could see—no light of a fire, at least—but there seemed to be a tang of smoke; perhaps the smoke clung to the sweating horse and its rider.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The guests had followed Mr. Hicks and Jib out of the long window and had heard the cow puncher’s declaration.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Great piping Peter!” yelled the cowboy on the trembling pony, “it’ll be a burn all right if you fellows don’t git busy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You got it straight, Scrub Weston?” demanded Bill Hicks.
you're
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From this reading “This ain’t no burn you’re givin’ us?”
