used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
the act of breaking something
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
buttenounUS /bjuːt/
a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
being joined in close association
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
corrals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Dad sick unto death?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Dad sick unto death?
desultoryadjectiveUS /ˈdesəltɔːri/
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
heart-burnings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
incredulouslyadverb
in an incredulous manner
From this reading I read the message incredulously.
indefatigablyadverb
with indefatigable energy
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
Kenmore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
lather-gray
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
OsagenounUS /oʊˈseɪdʒ/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
any competition
From this reading A Fight and a Race for Life.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read the message incredulously.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
round-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
except for; apart from
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Dad sick unto death?
the season of growth
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
successive (without a break)
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
telephone-station
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Dad sick unto death?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
in or at the place that
From this reading A man rode up to the corrals on a lather-gray horse, coming from Kenmore, where was a telephone-station connected from Osage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was between the spring round-up and the fall, while the boys were employed in desultory fashion at the home ranch, breaking in new horses and the like, and while I was indefatigably wearing a trail straight across country to that little butte--and getting mighty little out of it save the exercise and much heart-burnings--that the message came.
