used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LETTERS PASS BETWEEN OLD PARDS.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
a small vessel for travel on water
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bovines
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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the act of breaking something
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
bull-train
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
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correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
cursingverbUS /ˈkɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
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dearly loved
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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mat together and make felt-like
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
gadnounUS /ɡæd/
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
the quality of being important and worthy of note
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS PASS BETWEEN OLD PARDS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
a formation of people or things one beside another
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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 * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
MedicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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inflected form of “meet” — come together
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading LETTERS PASS BETWEEN OLD PARDS.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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PARDS
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go across or through
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an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
put into a certain place or abstract location
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railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
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a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
express in words
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
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swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You looked bigger to me than a railroad president when you secured that job, as you used to say, breaking on a bull-train.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading * * * Have you forgotten the importance you felt while walking up and down the long line of bovines, swinging your "gad" and cursing like a mate on a river boat?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
at the time that
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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Whipple
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From this reading * * * Of the Medicine Bow range, or Whipple, the man I gave the copper specimens to?
in the company of; together with
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WyomingnounUS /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _My Dear Friend_: Can you put me in correspondence with any of the old boys we met when the country was new, out in Wyoming?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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