a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
Andy
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From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
Blackstock
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From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
Dan
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From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
goin
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From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
hev
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From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
I'll
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From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
it's
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From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
MacDonald
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From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
come together
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
possenounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
resentfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈzentfəl/
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
Saunders
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From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
shootin
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From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
in the near future
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
not in physical motion
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
(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 If Black Dan wants to do any shootin', it's jest as well to hev every thin' regular."
at the time that
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "And when air ye goin' to start?" demanded Long Jackson, still inclined to be resentful.
yer
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From this reading "Right now," replied Blackstock cheerfully, "soon as ye kin git guns and stuff some crackers an' cheese into yer pockets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll want you to come along, MacDonald, an' you, Long, an' Saunders, an' Big Andy, as my posse.
Zeb
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From this reading Meet me in fifteen minutes at the store an' I'll hev Zeb Smith swear ye in for the job.
