used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
being joined in close association
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
the act of breaking something
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
characterized by great determination
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
DriedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
Ellice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
farmyardnounUS /ˈfɑːrmjɑːrd/
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
Gowler's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
IndignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
immediately past
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
oxnounUS /ɑːks/
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
rebelledverbUS /rɪˈbeld/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
get by special effort
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
bound or secured closely
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think it was about the last of June or the first of July that we rolled out of Mr. Gowler's farmyard on the trail leading across the plains.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We start for home--A stubborn cow--Difficulties of transport--Indignant travellers--Novel method of breaking a horse--Secure provisions at Fort Ellice--Lose one of our cows--I turn detective--Dried meat and fresh cream as a delicacy.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading She rebelled at this, and threw herself down, but the ox kept on as if the weight dragging behind was a small matter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One cow was determined to go back, so I caught her and tied her behind a cart to which was attached a ponderous ox.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first day or two we had considerable trouble with our cattle.
