used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
captiousadjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
cinchnounUS /sɪntʃ/
any undertaking that is easy to do
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
a young female
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
maraudernounUS /mərˈɔːdər/
someone who attacks in search of booty
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
the force of workers available
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
POLLARDnounUS /ˈpɑːlərd/
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
make a promise or commitment
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
a strong line
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
put a saddle on
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
TALKSnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
tightenedverbUS /ˈtaɪtənd/
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
which person or people
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
