used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
a line of approach
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
clothing in general
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
cow-girl
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From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
Francisco
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From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
let have
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
graynessnoun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
how
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From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
KENTnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
MOLLYnounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
popularlyadverbUS /ˈpɑːpjələrli/
among the people
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
San
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From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had been to San Francisco and seen the fashionable folk of Grant Avenue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
side-show
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From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
required or under orders
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Molly could have walked among them this day to their envy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
be dressed in
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
wind-swept
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From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
Winnemucca
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From this reading MOLLY KENT Sweet Molly Kent was as a flower blooming in the grayness of wind-swept Winnemucca.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Johnny wondered how she contrived to be so clean and pressed.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading On the range she wore fitting clothes, but never—Heaven forbid!—the side-show “cow-girl” costume which Western girls are popularly supposed to wear.
