used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
(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 Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
any person at all
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
any thing at all
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
else
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From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
at any time
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
factionnounUS /ˈfækʃən/
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
feudnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
Hawns
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From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
Honeycutt
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From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
Honeycutts
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From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
kinshipnounUS /ˈkɪnʃɪp/
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
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 He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
not any; not one
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
on one occasion
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
protectingadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪŋ/
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
with low volume
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
ResolutelyadverbUS /ˈresəluːtli/
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
teamsternounUS /ˈtiːmstər/
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
tellin
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From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
tradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once an armed band of mounted Honeycutts had met him in the road and demanded news of a similar band of Hawns up a creek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
at the time that
From this reading He carried no tales from one faction to the other, condemned neither one nor the other, and made the same comment to both--that it was foolish to fight when there was so much else so much more profitable to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Resolutely he had kept himself from all part in the feud--his kinship with the Hawns protecting him on one side and the many trades with old Aaron Honeycutt in cattle and lands saving him from trouble on the other.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever hear o' my tellin' the Hawns anything about you Honeycutts?" he asked quietly, and old Aaron had to shake his head.
