used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
on or to one side
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
Bigelow
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From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
can't
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From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
cow-boys
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From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
cutthroats
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From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I?
disposalnounUS /dɪˈspoʊzəl/
the power to use something or someone
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
take in liquids
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
assemble or get together
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I?
I'd
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From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
immediately past
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
roused to anger
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
possenounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
ransackverbUS /ˈrænsæk/
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
not in physical motion
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
weaknessesnounUS /ˈwiːknəsəz/
plural of “weakness” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading And now you come against one of my weaknesses, Bigelow: I can't stay mad.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Last night I thought I'd be glad to see a bunch of the colonel's cow-boys well hanged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The posse members were tramping into the kitchen to ransack it for food and drink, and Bigelow stood still farther aside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You managed to gather up a beautiful lot of cutthroats in the short time at your disposal," he remarked.
