used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
acquisitionnounUS /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
a youthful male person
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
chiens
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
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 In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
connais
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
cussednessnoun
meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
From this reading "Oh yes; part o' their cussedness.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
doesn't
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From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
dog-team
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From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
ESQUIMAUX
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
fiendsnounUS /fiːndz/
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Think how well they went for Peetka."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
hommes
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
how
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From this reading "Think how well they went for Peetka."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
j'aime
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
je
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
and nothing more
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
lesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
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 "Oh yes; part o' their cussedness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes; part o' their cussedness.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Oh yes; part o' their cussedness.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
Peetka
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From this reading "Think how well they went for Peetka."
PlusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
to a sufficient degree
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX HORSE "Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'aime les chiens."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think how well they went for Peetka."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
(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 "Think how well they went for Peetka."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Think how well they went for Peetka."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading In moments of passion, the first few days after their acquisition, the Colonel and the Boy wondered why they had complicated a sufficiently difficult journey by adding to other cares a load of fish and three fiends.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes; part o' their cussedness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It doesn't look hard to drive a dog-team, but just you try it.
