Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

on foot; walking

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

(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 Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

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

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

for the reason that

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

brought into existence

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

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 boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

above and across; more than

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

measure the depth of something

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

move through with or as if with a rake

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

the act of defending yourself

From this reading _Self-defense_.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

the season of growth

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

be about

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

(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 The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

at the time that

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

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

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Billy, with wisdom born of much experience in the ways of a round-up crew when the Fourth of July draws near, started his riders at day-dawn to rake all Fighting Wolf on its southern side.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading The wagons of the Double-Crank had stopped to tarry over the Fourth at Fighting Wolf Spring, which bubbles from under a great rock in a narrow "draw" that runs itself out to a cherry-masked point halfway up the side of Fighting Wolf Butte.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The boys, knowing well his meaning and that the circle that day would be a big one over rough country, saddled their best horses and settled themselves to a hard day's work.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Better catch up your ridge-runners," he had cautioned, "because I'll set yuh plumb afoot if yuh don't."