used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
AgencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
in the past
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Ten cents," answered the woman.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
camp-fire
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From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "Ten cents," answered the woman.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
dimenounUS /daɪm/
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
a boy or man
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
mooverbUS /muː/
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
PutsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
on the contrary
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
Santeenoun
a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
carry out
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Ten cents," answered the woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ten cents," answered the woman.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
someone who visits
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That evening a neighbor called on us as we sat about our camp-fire, and we told him the experience with the cows.
(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, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, they didn't exactly crowd around me and moo with delight," replied Jack, as he handed over a dime with rather bad grace.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Ten cents," answered the woman.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Puts me in mind of the time a fellow had over at the Santee Agency a year or so ago," said our visitor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't them cows seem to take kindly to you?"
