used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
bein
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From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
BUTTES
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From this reading "THE THREE BUTTES."
cept
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
couldn't
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
a quad with a square body
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
erbout
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
set up or found
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
guv'ner
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From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He questioned his squaw.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He questioned his squaw.
Injunnoun
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
immediately past
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
mucho
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
nex
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From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
oro
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He questioned his squaw.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
squawnoun
derogatory terms for an American Indian woman
From this reading He questioned his squaw.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
t'other
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
express in words
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE THREE BUTTES."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
ther
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From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
a special situation
From this reading "The Injun bein' dead, the guv'ner did the nex' best thing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "THE THREE BUTTES."
up to a particular time
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
triesnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The guv'ner made two or three tries to locate them buttes, but he failed.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
at the time that
From this reading But she couldn't tell 'em much 'cept that the Injun told her he got his last water at t'other side of Smith Mountain and then traveled toward ther sun till erbout mid-afternoon when he found mucho, mucho oro.
