used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
ain't
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From this reading And there ain’t no cattlemen here now.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Only when somebody’s shippin’ cattle.
cattlemennounUS /ˈkætəlmən/
plural of “cattleman” — a man who raises (or tends) cattle
From this reading And there ain’t no cattlemen here now.”
Crujes
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From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
don't
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From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
drawledverbUS /drɔːld/
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
findin
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From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
fraid
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From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And there ain’t no cattlemen here now.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
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 “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
Lon
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From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
more'n
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From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
needn't
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From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
not any; not one
From this reading And there ain’t no cattlemen here now.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And there ain’t no cattlemen here now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
and nothing more
From this reading Only when somebody’s shippin’ cattle.
with little or no delay
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
salesmennounUS /ˈseɪlzmɪn/
plural of “salesman” — a man salesperson
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
shippin
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From this reading Only when somebody’s shippin’ cattle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
somebody'snounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdiz/
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading Only when somebody’s shippin’ cattle.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
them's
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From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
travelin
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From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “He don’t often have more’n two visitors at a time there, and them’s mostly travelin’ salesmen.
(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, that is some relief, at least,” Helen said promptly.
at the time that
From this reading Only when somebody’s shippin’ cattle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn’t be ‘fraid of not findin’ room at Lon Crujes’ hotel,” drawled the station agent.
