used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
(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 They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
buffaloes
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From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
immediately past
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
the force of workers available
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
not any; not one
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
preservesnounUS /prəˈzɜːrvz/
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading They are all on preserves, and belong to the Government or to private owners.”
roamingverbUS /ˈroʊmɪŋ/
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
SHAGGO
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From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But that must be a buffalo from one of the Government Parks,” one of the men had said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
create by training and teaching
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
migratory
From this reading They had seen him wandering about the prairies and in the forest, and had made up their minds to try to catch him.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
which person or people
From this reading SHAGGO ON A TRAIN The men who had been watching Shaggo from afar for many days had, at last, caught the mighty buffalo in a trap.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “There are no wild buffaloes roaming about now.
