used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
cowmannounUS /ˈkaʊmən/
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
DESERTERnounUS /ˈdezərtər/
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
HELPSnounUS /helps/
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
HornenounUS /hɔːrn/
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
Horne's
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From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
investmentnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestmənt/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
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From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
LAFE
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From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
for each
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
principallyadverbUS /ˈprɪnsɪpli/
for the most part
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
steersnounUS /stɪrz/
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
propel through the air
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
unremittingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He would throw these cattle across the line and pasture them until a rising market offered the profits he had set his mind on.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Success had so puffed up Horne that nothing less than sixty per cent would tempt his investment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
at the time that
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading LAFE HELPS A DESERTER After this experience, Johnson settled to hard work for Horne, and hard work on a range means unremitting toil.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When everything moved smoothly, he would act as Horne's trail boss.
yearlingnounUS /ˈjɜːrlɪŋ/
a young child
From this reading At this time the cowman was buying large herds in Mexico, principally yearling steers and cows and calves.
