used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
(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 "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
all-away
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From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
can't
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From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
cottonwoodsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊdz/
plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
forenounUS /fɔːr/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
ten 10s
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
express in words
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
They'd
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From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They'd all be on the other side of those cottonwoods."
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
Tuckleton
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From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Here's where he says he left the trail all right," observed Bill.
wouldn't
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From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He jerked his thumb over his shoulder toward said cottonwoods growing about a hundred yards to the south.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading He says Tuckleton and his boys rode at him from over yonder, but if they chased him all-away from that split draw like they say they did, there wouldn't be a single track here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't mistake the point of that near fore shoe.
