Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

at or in the front

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

(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 Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

plural of “bloke” — a boy or man

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

lacking funds

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

young of domestic cattle

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

possessive form of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

having a strong distaste from surfeit

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

a quad with a square body

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

more quickly

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

cause to move by striking

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

and nothing more

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

immediately past

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

not any; not one

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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 Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

to push against gently

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

a strong line

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

Identical; not different.

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

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From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Just hain't no energy left no mo', go 'round like a orphant calf A-thinkin' about that sagehen's eyes that give me the Cupid gaff, An' I'm all skeered up when I hit the thought some other rider might Cut in ahead on a faster hoss an' rope her afore my sight.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE COWBOY OFF GUARD _I am the plain, barren since time began.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

at the time that

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

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From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

the act of harassing someone

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading I got the jab in my rough ol' heart, an' I got it a-plenty, too, A center shot from a pair o' eyes of the winninest sort o' blue, An' I ride the ranges a-sighin' sighs, as cranky as a locoed steer-- A durned heap worse than the novel blokes that the narrative gals'd queer.

plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

From this reading I've read o' the gals that broke 'em up a-sailin' in airy flight On angel pinions above their beds as they dreampt o' the same at night, An' a sort o' disgusted frown'd bunch the wrinkles acrost my brow, An' I'd call 'em a lot o' sissy boys--but I'm seein' it different now.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet do I dream of motherhood, when man One day at last shall look upon my charms And give me towns, like children, for my arms._ A COWBOY'S WORRYING LOVE I UST to read in the novel books 'bout fellers that got the prod From an arrer shot from his hidin' place by the hand o' the Cupid god, An' I'd laugh at the cussed chumps they was a-wastin' their breath in sighs An' goin' around with a locoed look a-campin' inside their eyes.