used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading The heifer was the calf.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
disownedverbUS /dɪˈsoʊnd/
past form of “disown” — prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
set up or found
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
heifernounUS /ˈhaɪfər/
young cow
From this reading The heifer was the calf.
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
I'd
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From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
held dear
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
not any; not one
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
petsnounUS /pets/
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
tearfullyadverbUS /ˈtɪrfəli/
with tears; in a tearful manner
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heifer was the calf.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Anyway, the day that the cow disappeared into the bottom land that little calf trotted up to the house and tearfully begged to be loved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heifer was the calf.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Now, whether the cow disowned the calf, or the calf the cow, I never found out.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you might have thought I'd had enough of pets for one while, but, no; the helplessness of that poor little calf so went to my heart that for weeks I rode nine miles every day for milk, and fed it to that little creature with my own hands."
