used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
(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 A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
attachverbUS /əˈtætʃ/
cause to be attached
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
BADGERverbUS /ˈbædʒər/
annoy persistently
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
ELECTEDadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
a man of refinement
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
Jim
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From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
LazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
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 A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
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 Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
pennilessadjectiveUS /ˈpeniləs/
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
SHERIFFnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
Shortredge
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From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Nothing of the sort appeared to trouble Buffalo Jim.
unrepentantadjectiveUS /ˌʌnrɪˈpentənt/
not penitent or remorseful
From this reading Now, penniless and unrepentant, he came back as a matter of course.
vowingverbUS /ˈvaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading A month previous he had left the Lazy L, scornful of cow work, vowing that he would live like a gentleman all his days.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, Shortredge put his horses into the corral at headquarters as a man might who had reached home from a long trip.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOHNSON IS ELECTED SHERIFF OF BADGER For you or for me a certain embarrassment would attach to a return to work at a place we had sworn to avoid forever.
