used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
adobenounUS /əˈdoʊbi/
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
(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 And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
ChangnounUS /tʃæŋ/
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
DosnounUS /dɔːs/
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
drawsnounUS /drɔːz/
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
Fenno
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From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
depressingly dark
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
Hermanos
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From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
indolencenoun
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
ludicrousness
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From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
MacknounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
morbidadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrbəd/
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
pinkish-grayish-white
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From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
ranchernounUS /ˈræntʃər/
a person who owns or operates a ranch
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
Royce
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From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
scrawnyadjectiveUS /ˈskrɔːni/
being very thin
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
skinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
slant-eyed
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From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
suctionnounUS /ˈsʌkʃən/
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
a special situation
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
three-horse-power
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a forlorn and gloomy thing, of scrawny ludicrousness and nasty temper.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She draws up milk the way the sun draws up water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
which person or people
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And what the skinny brute does with it all, is more than I can figure out.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As the young rancher spoke, he nodded critically toward a pinkish-grayish-white cat that crouched in morbid indolence on the edge of the high adobe shelf, alongside an empty tin dish.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “That cat of yours,” commented Royce Mack,--as he paused beside the adobe shelf on his way into the kitchen of the Dos Hermanos ranch house, and addressed the slant-eyed Chang, who served him and Fenno as cook and handy man,--“that cat of yours must have more suction power than a three-horse-power gas pump.
