used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
accountedverbUS /əˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
(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 All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
carcassnounUS /ˈkɑːrkəs/
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
CloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
CougarnounUS /ˈkuːɡər/
large American feline resembling a lion
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
crippledadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəld/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
didn't
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From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
provide as food
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
he'd
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From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
not any; not one
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
salt-grass
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From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
SmokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
there's
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From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
up to a particular time
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
precisely as stated
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It didn't look like the end was very far for the mouse colored horse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
at the time that
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had a little salt-grass pasture a short distance out of town, and there's where he took the old horse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "DARK CLOUDS, THEN TALL GRASS" The man collecting old wore out and crippled horses had come along and led him away.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading All the work he'd done and the interest he'd had while under the names of Smoky and The Cougar, had stopped being accounted for and sort of pinched out under the name of Cloudy, and now he had no name.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He turned him loose amongst a few more old horses, and would keep him there till the time come when some "chicken man" around town would need the carcass of one of the horses to feed to his chickens; then the horse what looked like it had the shortest to live would be killed and hauled away.
