Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

(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 Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

to strive with determination

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

like down or as soft as down

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

plural of “emblem” — special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

an opposing military force

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

at any time

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

communicated in words

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the organ of sight

From this reading It was a warfare fought far from the public eye.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It was a warfare fought far from the public eye.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading It was a warfare fought far from the public eye.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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 THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

shoot down, of birds

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

scraped or touched lightly in passing

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

not causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

conformity or harmony

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the force of workers available

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

plural of “outrider” — an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

above and across; more than

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading It was a warfare fought far from the public eye.

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

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

resembling a serpent in form

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

cause to run in panic

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

unable to find your way

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

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

From this reading It was a warfare fought far from the public eye.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading Of all weapons ever used in warfare the strangest, these living emblems of innocence.

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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."

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From this reading And over the range in like peace grazed the enemy; white-fleeced, soft and downy as doves, and as harmless and innocent.

which person or people

From this reading The men who fought the cattle were little like those bull-fighters of Spain who responded to the applause of thousands.

a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park

From this reading THE STAMPEDE Along the banks of the Yellowstone, where it wended its snakelike course to the Missouri, wandered the massive herds of the Star Circle, and around them rode the cow waddies, the few outriders, keeping their charges from straying, and ever watchful for the dreaded sheep, which had of late sprung up like buffalo grass, and, as Buck Milton expressed it, "in a country that God had made for cows."