(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 Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
Blount
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From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
bushmannounUS /ˈbʊʃmən/
nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
demonstrativenounUS /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “DOWN, Jerry!
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
fawningadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːnɪŋ/
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “DOWN, Jerry!
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
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 By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
outpostnounUS /ˈaʊtpoʊst/
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
stainsnounUS /steɪnz/
plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading The older dog, not so demonstrative, had stains of blood on his mouth and chest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
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From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By this time the guardians of the outpost had left off their clamour, and one of them, by jumping up and fawning on Blount, showed that he had gained their friendship.
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From this reading Down, Driver!” said the bushman, “that’ll do, you’re making row enough to frighten all the cattle in the country.”
