Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

(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 The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

any thing at all

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

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From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

divisible by two

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

set up or found

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

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From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

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From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

something that is lost

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

relieve from

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

precisely, exactly

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

larceny by threat of violence

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

carry out

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

levy a tax on

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The fact that they offer me anything at all makes me suspicious.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And though it’s robbery and a loss, I’m goin’ to take it.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “But Josiah--” “The Shinone Land Company of Billings, Montana, offers me two thousand dollars.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading But even a dollar of tax--well, I can’t feel I have a right to.

a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east

From this reading “Sarah,” her husband began, “I’ve found a way of gettin’ rid of the Wyoming land.