used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
bronconounUS /ˈbrɑːŋkoʊ/
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
Buttes
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From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
cayusenoun
a small native range horse
From this reading "Never mind the cayuse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
daftadjectiveUS /dæft/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
Debbleby's
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From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
liverymannoun
a worker in a livery stable
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind the cayuse.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind the cayuse.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
outrightadverbUS /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
Shackford
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From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
TwinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
wasn't
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From this reading "Oh, no; I wasn't altogether daft.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
in or at the place that
From this reading But knowing where I was, I did think I could ride out to Debbleby's.
which person or people
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So I hired the bronco and set out--and that reminds me: the horse will have to be sent back to the liveryman in Twin Buttes, some way."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shackford would have made you a present of it outright if you had told him who you were.
