used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
Blaine
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From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
chugverbUS /tʃʌɡ/
make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
chunkyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌŋki/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
discountedverbUS /ˈdɪskaʊntɪd/
past form of “discount” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
GarynounUS /ˈɡeri/
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
horseflynoun
winged fly parasitic on horses
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
I'm
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From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
JazznounUS /dʒæz/
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
and nothing more
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
immediately past
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
slappedverbUS /slæpt/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
sorreladjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrəl/
of a light brownish color
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
sorrel's
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From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
carry out
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
express in words
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gary slapped the horsefly that was just settling on the sorrel’s neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
there's
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From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
up to a particular time
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
up-grade
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From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
(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 “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
at the time that
From this reading Gary was up at the corral rubbing down the chunky little sorrel horse he called Jazz, when he heard the chug of a motor coming up-grade through the sand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading James Blaine Hawkins, he knew without looking, had discounted his terror of last night and was returning to take possession.
won't
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From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I won’t tell you good-by till I’m gone.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Jazz, if I get the gate, there’s your new master.”
