Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

anew

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

plural of “caper” — any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

intentionally conceived

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

not serious in content or attitude or behavior

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

hold firmly

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

doing arduous or unpleasant work

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

go away from a place

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

most important element

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

a particular point in time

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

above and across; more than

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

unrestrained merrymaking

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

transport commercially

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

be standing; be upright

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

not in physical motion

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

an intense or violent exertion

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

From this reading Morgan listened, sweating in the desperation of his plight.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

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

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading They had taken him away from the main part of town, as he was aware by the sound of its revelry in the near distance.

create by training and teaching

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

ostentatiously lofty in style

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

precisely as stated

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nature was on guard again in a moment, straining and tense in its sentry over the habitation of a soul so nearly deserted but a minute before.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

at the time that

From this reading Morgan's bruised senses assembled and righted at the first conscious grasp of this argument, as a laboring, buffeted ship rights when its shifted cargo is flung back to place by the shock of a mighty surge.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading A GENTLE COWBOY JOKE As Morgan's faculties cleared out of their turgid whirl, and the stars began to leave off their frivolous capers and stand still, he heard voices about him in the dark, and they were discussing the very interesting question of whether he should be hung like a horse thief or loaded upon a train and shipped away like sheep.