used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
(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 Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
baitverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
brutes
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
take in liquids
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
a boy or man
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
ferocitynounUS /fərˈɑːsəti/
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
grabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
I'll
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
Isham
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
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 He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
man-trap
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
MESHACKATEE
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
OlympianadjectiveUS /oʊˈlɪmpiən/
of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
pardnernoun
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
uttered with a trill
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
savagerynounUS /ˈsævɪdʒeri/
the property of being untamed and ferocious
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
Scarborough
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
Scarboroughs
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
snaredverbUS /snerd/
past form of “snare” — catch in or as if in a trap
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
snubbedverbUS /snʌbd/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
strandsnounUS /strændz/
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
they've
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
towsled
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
wampus
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
wasn't
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
(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 Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
at the time that
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
but in spite of that
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
ZeusnounUS /zuːs/
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
