used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
(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 “Lordy massy! the hosses is all right enough!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Hosses is scriptural animals.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
chari't
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From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
ElijahnounUS /eˈlaɪdʒə/
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Lordy massy! the hosses is all right enough!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
hosses
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From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
interjectedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
Lordy
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From this reading “Lordy massy! the hosses is all right enough!
a large number or amount
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
massy
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From this reading “Lordy massy! the hosses is all right enough!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
Ravelations
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From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Lordy massy! the hosses is all right enough!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
scripturaladjectiveUS /ˈskrɪptʃərəl/
of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
From this reading Hosses is scriptural animals.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
Tain't
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From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
a special situation
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
timidlyadverbUS /ˈtɪmədli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
a Caucasian
From this reading Elijah went up to heaven in a chari't with hosses; and then all them lots o' hosses in the Ravelations,--black and white and red, and all sorts o' colors.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Sam, is there any thing bad in horses?” we interjected timidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “'Tain't the hosses, boys,” said Sam with solemnity.
