used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
(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 "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
Batso
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From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
brandedadjectiveUS /ˈbrændɪd/
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
crimples
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From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
critternounUS /ˈkrɪtər/
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
doesn't
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From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
don't
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From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
frizzes
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From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
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 It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
only a very short time before
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
be the source of pain
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
it's
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From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
and nothing more
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
engage in
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
onless
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From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
orneryadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrnəri/
having a difficult and contrary disposition
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
Pete
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From this reading "No, Miss, hardly at all," Pete Batso assured her.
ropedverbUS /roʊpt/
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
slatenounUS /sleɪt/
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the hot iron doesn't go in deep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
they're
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From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
propel through the air
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WARNING "Oh, doesn't it hurt them?" faltered Ruth, as creature after creature was branded.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see they're used to being roped, and we don't throw them as hard as it looks, onless it's an ornery critter that wants to make trouble.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It just sort of crimples up the hair, same as you ladies frizzes your curls with a hot slate pencil--at least my second wife--no, it was my third--she used to curl hers that way."
