used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
BitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
bronconounUS /ˈbrɑːŋkoʊ/
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
cartwheelnounUS /ˈkɑːrtwiːl/
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
cow'snounUS /kaʊz/
possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
divisible by two
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
flatulentadjectiveUS /ˈflætʃələnt/
generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
jingleverbUS /ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
Los
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From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
RoblesnounUS /ˈroʊbəlz/
plural of “roble” — large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
Steve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
carry out
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading Then would come dinner, a second transfer of capital, and his pocket would be empty as a cow's stomach after a long drive.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
trousernounUS /ˈtraʊzər/
a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
From this reading One solitary silver dollar, too lonesome even to jingle, lay in his flatulent trouser pocket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Somewhere in front of him, among the brown hill swells that rose and fell like waves of the sea, lay Los Robles and breakfast.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After he and Four Bits had eaten, two quarters would take the place of the big cartwheel.
Yeager
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From this reading Steve Yeager held his bronco to a Spanish trot.
